A comparison of the risk of stillbirth associated with paternal pre-conception irradiation in the Sellafield workforce with that of stillbirth and untoward pregnancy outcome among Japanese atomic bomb survivors

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-373

  Little, M P ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FATHER; HUMAN; JAPAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RADIATION HAZARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; NUCLEAR WARFARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0033461139     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/19/4/307     Document Type: Article

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